The Origin of the Bernoulli Numbers: Mathematics in Basel and Edo in the Early Eighteenth Century

2021/07/23 by Tomoko L. Kitagawa · 1 citation
Mathematics · #History and Theory of Mathematics #Mathematics and Applications

paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s00283-021-10072-y

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Abstract

Starting from the Taylor series, the Euler-Maclaurin formula, and the Riemann zeta function, the importance and usefulness of the Bernoulli numbers have been widely acknowledged among contemporary mathematicians.As for its history, historian of mathematics Janet Beery has provided this chronological summary of the development of the formula for sums of integer powers [3]:

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